WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that South Louisiana waterway projects received significant funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2020 Work Plan.For...
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Higgins Announces Funding for Calcasieu Channel, Port of Lake Charles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced more than $46 million in funding for the Calcasieu River & Pass project in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' FY 2020 Work Plan.The...
Higgins Announces Grant Opportunities for Law Enforcement, First Responders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) invited local officials to apply for federal grant programs assisting law enforcement organizations and first responders. In a letter to all...
Higgins Issues Statement on Expanded Travel Restrictions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) participated today in a briefing with Chad Wolf, acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, regarding President Trump's authorization...
Higgins Commends President Trump for Signing USMCA Trade Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump signed the U.S. – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA). Congressman Higgins voted in support of...
Higgins Commends President Trump for Phase One Trade Deal with China
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement on the signing of the United States and China Phase One trade pact. The agreement increases access to...
Higgins Votes in Support of USMCA Trade Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting to pass the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA), a trade deal that's projected to...
Higgins: Pelosi Drug Plan is Another Far-Left Messaging Bill, Threatens Bipartisan Efforts to Lower Drug Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted today against H.R. 3, Speaker Pelosi's far-left prescription drug plan, which has no chance at passing the Senate or becoming law. The bill...
Higgins Votes Against Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019. The bill would effectively grant amnesty and a path to citizenship to over...
Higgins’ Bill to Improve DHS’ Opioid Detection Capabilities Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Border Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Clay Higgins' (R-LA) H.R. 4761, the DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019, in a...
Higgins: IG Report Confirms Obama-Era FBI Abused the FISA Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Justice Department's Inspector General today released a report on the review of four FISA applications and the origins of the FBI investigation into President Trump's 2016...
HIGGINS: Back-to-Back Wins at the Federal Level for Louisiana Oil & Gas Jobs. Now, we need Baton Rouge.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended President Trump and his administration for actions this week that would promote royalty relief and eliminate unnecessary regulatory...
Higgins: New Rice Agreement with South Korea is a Win for Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the...
Higgins Announces $5.5M for Lafayette Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Lafayette Regional Airport will receive an additional $5.5 million in supplemental funding from the U.S. Department of...
Higgins Votes for Bills Supporting Veteran-Owned Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) supported the passage of three bills this week to help Veterans start small businesses and access resources within the Small Business...
Interior Disburses $101.3 Million in FY 2019 Energy Revenues to Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced today that Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) disbursed $101.3 million in Fiscal Year 2019 energy...
Higgins Introduces Bill to Improve DHS’ Opioid Detection Capabilities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Homeland Security Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced HR. 4761, the DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act...
Higgins, Finkenauer Introduce Bipartisan Fixing America’s Bridges Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) recently introduced the bipartisan Fixing America's Bridges Act, which reestablishes a federal funding...
Higgins, Chao Announce $202,000 for Chennault International
LAKE CHARLES, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced today that Chennault International Airport will receive $202,000 in funding from the...
U.S. Department of Commerce, Higgins Announce $4.2M for West Calcasieu Port
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that the West Calcasieu Port in Sulphur, LA will receive a $4.2 million grant from the...